Palestinians make a historic return to North Gaza

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27 January, 2025


Tens of thousands of Palestinians walked on foot towards northern Gaza on Monday, ending more than a year of displacement from their homes by Israeli forces who had barred their return.

Israel ended its block on Palestinians returning north after Israel and Hamas agreed on the release of Israeli captive Arbel Yehud. Israel had accused Hamas of breaking the ceasefire's terms by not releasing Yehud, a civilian, ahead of the release of four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said that the two parties had reached an agreement in which Yehud, soldier Agam Berger and another captive would be released on Thursday, with another three to be released on Saturday. Hamas also agreed to provide a list of captives who would be released in the current phase of the ceasefire.

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